The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-04-28

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sympathy extended when adversely
comes.
Celluloid Collars 20c., Celluloid Cuffs
40c., at Jos. Woerner's.
A number of our citizens took in the
C. H. & D. excursion last Saturday to
the Findlay gas fields. If any of them
brought a "boom'' home with them for
Eaton, it hasn't materialized yet.
About two hundred towns and cities
In northwestern Ohio are boring OF get
ting ready to bore for oil or gas, and
Eaton may soon be numbered among
them.
I will furnish, hung on the wall,
white back wall paper as low as &c.,,
per bolt, warranting all work.
w. A. EDISON.
During the storm on Friday night
last a barn on the Eager farm two miles
east of Eaton was struck by lightning,
damaging it considerable and killing a
heifer, the property of the tenant, MI.
Sample.
As a hair dressing and %renovator,
Ayers Hair vigor is universally COM
mended. 1t eradicates. dandruff, cures
eruptions of the scalp, invigorates and
beauties the hair, and prevents its fad
ing or turning gray.
Mems S~uspenders 17c. and &c.,, worth
Csc. and &c.,, at Jos. Woerner's.
If the police fund of Eaton is over
flowing, why not have enough of it
transferred to the general fund andpur-
chase a couple of horses for the engine?
Wouldn't that be more sensible than to
give it away?
Messrs. Campbell & Deem are closing
out at cost their entire stock of Groce-
ries, Queensware, &C., and persons in
need of anything in the line of goods
offered should call. No. 24S North Bar
ron street.
Whenever you are requested to sign
a contract by a stranger for new tangled
improvements, be sure to open it out
full length, read both sides of it care
fully, fold it up judicially, return it to
him firmly, and tell him to ego West"
A. H. Smythe, publisher at Column
bus, O., has our thanks for a pamphlet
copy of Prof. Orton's work on, "Natu-
raj Gas and Petroleum" 1t is an in
teresting work. and can be had at the
book store of W. A. Edison.
Young Mems Stiff Hats, black, brown
and light colored, $l.47, worth $500, at
JOS. W~oerner's.
The "weather clerk" sprinkled our
streets well last week, touching every
foot of ground whether in front OF the
houses of the rich or the poor-the lib
eral or the stingy. Natures great
sprinkler makes no distinction in per-
sons. All receive her favors.
Gas was struck at Arcanum, Darke
county, on Friday last, at a depth of
1,l59% feet. Of course the town will
take a .sboom," as more wells are talk
ed of being sunk. Several of our citi-'
zens vent up on Tuesday morning last
Ito take a look at it.
1t is not so much the thickness of the
ice cut last winter as it is the size of the
price this season that will now interest
the The chunks of ice may
be solid enough, but the solidity of the
cheek Of the iceman will be of the great
or importance.
Fancy Shirts, elegant new patterns,
collars and cuffs to match, 50c., 75c.
and $I.O0, at Jos. Woerner's.
Two centuries ago not n in a hum
dred wore stockings. Fifty years ago
not a boy in a thousand was allowed to
run at large at night. Fifty years ago
not a girl in a thousand made a waiting
maid of her mother. Wonderful i'm
provements in this agel
The season has arrived when seven
or eight stoves can be dispensed with
in the average dwelling house. Any
man who can kick strong enough to
break a horses leg can kick over a stove.
That's the easiest way to get 'em down.
Stove pipe, properly made and put up,
viii fall when the stove does.
What should be done with the pro-
fessional tattler? They are more dan
gerous in a community than the small
pox. Take a dozen gossipers and tat
tiers in a town the size of this, and they
will affect the whole town. There is
nothing SO much to be dreaded as these
~slanderers, back-biters, t~attlers and
common liars.
Watson and Kelly will insure farm
ers in the Ohio Farmers Insurance Co.
against cyclones, wind storms and tor
nadoes, and in the German Insurance
Co., of Freeport, ILL.,, and in the Wash
ington Insurance Co., of Boston-both
old and reliable Companies. Will in
sure town property against wind storms
and tornadoes. [apr2s-2
Our tobacco merchants were all busy
on Saturday, and we understand re-
ceived over 500 cases and paid out over
So, 900 on their purchases. Eaton is now
one of the largest depots for the sale of
tobacco in the seed leaf district, and
that branch.of our trade is Steadily in
creasing, as our buyers pay top prices
and are not limited as to quantity. Blu
siness will gravitate to the center.
Elan Fisher, ESQ.,, j. P. Acton, An
drew Hiestand, John Alexander, VIM.
McCabe, w. w. Jefferson, Sheriff Pc
tiers, W. F. Albright, John Hubbell and
John Hickman, took in the Findlay ex-
c~ursion last Saturday. J.P. Acton was
the only n that got elated over the